Judges 15:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.”
Judges 15:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 15:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 15:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.””
Judges 15:16 — World English Bible
Judges 15:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. ”
Judges 15:16 — American Standard Version
Judges 15:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samson saith, `With a jaw-bone of the ass--an ass upon asses--with a jaw-bone of the ass I have smitten a thousand men.'”
Judges 15:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 15:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, a heap, two heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men. ”
Judges 15:16 — Darby Translation
Judges 15:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Samson sayd, With the iaw of an asse are heapes vpon heapes: with the iawe of an asse haue I slaine a thousand men.”
Judges 15:16 — Geneva Bible
Judges 15:16 in Context — Judges 15
14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.
18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
What Does Judges 15:16 Mean?
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